badgering. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? >> yeah. >> did you think that was a seminal, defining moment for you? >> i did not. and neither did the campaign. that is why segment two and three and four and maybe five were scheduled. the campaign said, right on. good. you're showing your independence. this is what america needs to see. and it was a good interview. and, of course, i'm thinking, if you thought that was a good interview, i don't know what a bad interview was because i knew it wasn't a good interview. >> reporter: this time, palin is in control. her book tour will crisscross the heartland, avoiding major cities. and hitting lots of battlegrounds. maybe that's a coincidence. or maybe this is a great way to launch a political comeback. remember the "the audacity of hope"? >> let's find out what george has to say about that. >>> and joining us from washington, with "the bottom line," our chief washington correspondent, and host of "this week," george stephanopoulos. >> good morning. >> good morning, george. we have a b